NAF has been focusing on skill development in rural areas to improve employment opportunities for rural youth and communities, reduce poverty, provide livelihood opportunities, enhance productivity and promote environmentally sustainable development.

NAF - Center for Rural Development was established to provide training and capacity building for farmers on technology based agriculture to transform the direction of the Indian agriculture from production-oriented to market-oriented. We have strived to achieve this, by developing an integrated and innovative rural development model to equip farmers with technology which in turn increases the productivity per unit area. The prime objective is not only to increase the ability of farming community to innovate and adopt new technologies in agriculture but also to ensure continuous improvement in economic, environmental and social performance of the rural community. Training is imparted on technology-oriented and participant-oriented modes to various stakeholders of agriculture and rural development including farmers, youth, agripreneurs, women, socially excluded, functionaries of NGOs, water users, producer groups, input suppliers, bankers and students among others.